Public Health Institute

Since 1992, Center for Collaborative Planning, a project of the Public Health Institute, has promoted health and social justice by building capacity at the community level through leadership development technical assistance. It has participated in major initiatives in California, including The California Endowment's Agricultural Worker Health Initiative and the Sierra Health Foundation's REACH Youth Development Initiative. We recommend a grant to support the CCP's signature program, Women's Health Leadership, which, over the next three years, would provide leadership development training to 50 women leaders from organizations serving communities in Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus counties. Each participant will attend a total of four retreats, which will cover strategic visioning, social capital development, policy/advocacy, collaborative leadership, organizational change processes, fund development, and board development and management. Supplemental training will include webinars, mentoring, and peer exchange circles. (New, $70,808, 40% of project budget)